21.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Belmore · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Belmore
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Belmore live with long-term health problems compared to the rest of the country. While the national figure for chronic illness is 27.7%, only 21.2% of people here report a long-term condition. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.1% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, and the most common reported conditions are other illnesses, arthritis, and diabetes.
5.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Belmore, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite having fewer chronic illnesses, 7.0% of people in Belmore need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.0% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Belmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10279/belmore/topic/health-disability